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Nancy Wilhelms started writing her book – “Yes! You Can Do It! The Young Woman’s Guide to Starting a Fulfilling Career” – two decades ago.
She put it aside as her own career accelerated, eventually landing her a post as executive director at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, which she left in January 2018.
When she stepped down from the Ranch and started a nonprofit consulting firm, Wilhelms revisited her manuscript and took a trip to Mexico to dig back into the book. The working world it reflected, she found, had transformed with more women in leadership posts and few careers shut off for women, as they seemed to be when Wilhelms began her career as just about he only photojournalist in Milwaukee a generation ago.
Itâs never a bad time to refresh your reading list, and itâs always a good idea to sprinkle in some homegrown favorites. Here are some of the best recent books by Oregon authors (we used five years as our cut off) to decorate your bookshelves and blow your minds. From dark dystopias to autobiographical essays to Parisian comedies to woolly mammoths, these local authors have taken on disparate themes and raised their individual, original voices to tell urgent, entertaining stories. We re lucky to have them.Â
Behold, in order of publication, 10 great books by Oregon writers from the past five years.
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Cabin-fever lifters
After nearly a full year of laying low to fend off COVID-19 infection, so-called “cabin fever” probably seems worse than ever this winter.
Gardeners might not be able to wash it away as easily as during peak gardening season, but there are some garden-y activities that can be done now to keep from going completely stir crazy.
The best scenario is taking advantage of warm and snowless spells to get a few things done outside. Yanking any 2020 left-over dead plants, cutting back browned-out ornamental grasses and perennials, and edging the beds are three that come to mind.